Fernand Brouez (1861, in Wasmes – 1900, in Brussels) was the founder and publisher of La Société Nouvelle (The New Society).
He initially edited the magazine with Belgian-born Arthur James, whom he met at the Université Libre de Bruxelles', and after 1889 with various other individuals.
On 20 November 1884, the first edition of La Société Nouvelle was published, financed by his father Jules Brouez.
Fernand Brouez's contribution to French speaking Europe remains unparalleled.
He fell victim to syphilis, either by sexual contact, his future wife being a possible silent carrier given her past, or according to several credible sources, from a cut at a course in anatomy when studying medicine.